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Quake3 Engine Query Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA14273
Release Date: 2005-02-14
Last Update: 2005-02-21
Popularity: 8,524 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:Medal of Honor
Quake3 Engine 1.x
Soldier of Fortune II 1.x

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Description:
Luigi Auriemma has reported a vulnerability in Quake3 Engine, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of overly long queries and can be exploited to shutdown or crash a vulnerable service via a specially crafted UDP datagram.

The following games use Quake3 Engine and may be affected:
* Call of Duty version 1.5 and prior
* Call of Duty: United Offensive version 1.51 and prior
* Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.2 version 1.02 and prior
* Quake III Arena version 1.32 and prior
* Return to Castle Wolfenstein version 1.41 and prior
* Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix version 1.03 and prior
* Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force version 1.20 and prior
* Star Trek: Elite Force II version 1.10 and prior
* Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast version 1.04 and prior
* Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy version 1.011 and prior
* Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory version 1.02 / 2.56 and prior

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